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May 2022 14 results
16:31
16:31

Moroto Vendors Have Two Weeks to Occupy or Lose Empty Lockups 1 3

Yosam Muhinya Ntarwete, the market master says that they successfully allocated all the lockups to the vendors who applied for them but unfortunately, they have taken a backseat rendering the facility idle.
15:35
15:35

Police Fails to Trace Seven Ugandans Reported Missing after Arrest missing Ugandans 1 2

They include; George Kasumba, Agnes Nabwera, Sarah Nanyanzi, Mathew Kigozi, Mathew Kafeero Ibrahim Chekedi and John Damulira. The victims were reportedly picked up by security operatives from areas within Kampala, Greater Masaka, and Mukono during the 2020 campaign period.
15:17
15:17

50-year-old Arrested for Killing Ex-Lover’s Son village 1 2

It is reported that the man identified as Yusuf Mukisa stormed the house when his ex-lover, Elizabeth Mbwali was away and chopped off the head of her son Benjamin Mugaya. The other two children; Prossy Babirye and Joan Kaudha sustained injuries and are now receiving treatment.
14:50
14:50

Plans to Preserve Historic Sites of Polish Evacuees in Mukono Hit a Snag 4 1

After the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939, many Poles ended up in forced labour camps deep in Siberia. Others who managed to escape found new homes in East Africa. In Uganda, between 1942 and 1951, over 7, 000poles were settled at Koja in Mpunge and Nyabyeya in Masindi district.
13:55
13:55

Politics, Poor Communication Obstruct Okuti International Border Market 7

Okuti is one of the six border markets identified by the government in 2011 to be upgraded into international border markets under the Common Market for East and Southern African (COMESA) policy to promote regional trade. The others markets are Katuna in Kabale, Elegu in Amuru, Mutukula in Rakai, Malaba in Busia and Bwera in Kasese district.
13:28
13:28

Activists Want Women at the Forefront of Parish Development Model 4

The program is a new strategy designed to improve household incomes and lift Ugandans out of the subsistence economy to the money economy.
13:10
13:10

Kyaggwe County Education Official Accused of Stealing Office Properties Kyaggwe Ssaza 1 2

It is alleged that although each applicant was required to pay 26,000 Shillings for the bursary forms, Katabalwa charged them 50,000, and never accounted for the extra charges.
12:52
12:52

Manpower Shortage Frustrating Prosecution for Wildlife Crimes wildlife products 1 1

UWA Executive Director Samuel John Mwandha told URN that although they established a Wildlife Crimes Prosecution Unit with prosecutors deployed across the country to ensure that wildlife crimes are appropriately prosecuted, this mandate is being frustrated by a shortage of prosecutors to undertake the role.
12:22
12:22

Pader Chiefdom Demands Compensation, Arrests for Environmental Destruction 1 5

The Prime Minister of the Payira Cultural Institution George Ochol-Onono says they are concerned about the influx of illegal loggers and commercial charcoal producers who have cleared close to six square miles of natural tree cover in the parishes of Burlobo and Pungole.
12:07
12:07

Buliisa Land Eviction Victims Seek Presidential Intervention residents 3

The residents are facing off with businessman Francis Kaahwa, who is said to have illegally acquired a title for the contested land measuring about 1,800 hectares. The residents say that they learnt about the transaction in 2019 and wondered how Kaahwa acquired a title on the land that many of them have occupied since the 1960s.
11:15
11:15

Works Ministry Cannot Enforce Standards of Locally Fabricated, Modified Buses 5 1 Top story

The majority of buses on Ugandan roads are lorries or trucks whose chassis have been converted into buses. Although the majority of this alteration is done in Kenya, a few Ugandans have also started the craft.
10:45
10:45

UPDF Soldier Jailed 35 Years for Murder, Blames Act on Poor Training UPDF 3rd Division 2 1

Private Moses Solomon Omuge, a soldier attached to 37th Battalion was convicted of murder during the three-day marathon trial held by the 3rd Division Court Martial at the Ngariam Sub County headquarters.
10:20
10:20

NIC are the Champions of East Africa Club Netball Championship 1

Captain Stella Oyella was NIC’s hero after netting 37 of the goals to guide her side to defend the title they had earlier won in 2019 in an edition hosted in Zanzibar. KCCA put up a spirited fight in the first half of the game but failed to hold onto their performance in the second half.
10:05
10:05

Businessman Shot Dead in Jinja 1

Malore is reported to have been shot dead by two attackers who were riding on a numberless motorcycle. He had just arrived at his home in Buweera village, in Buwenge sub-county at around 9 p.m. when the two men dressed in black jackets and helmets, descended on him ending his life instantly.
May 2022 14 results